Trudeau was attending a friendly match between the Liberi Nantes refugee team and Fiorentina women’s soccer team during the Open Goal event, a sporting event promoting social integration, at the Olympic stadium in Rome, Italy.

Afterwards Trudeau spoke to Pope Francis about making a formal apology to indigenous Canadian survivors of sexual and physical abuse at Catholic-run schools during a private audience at the Vatican.

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The Globe and Mail reports the Canadian PM will request a papal apology and invite the pontiff to visit Canada.

"The Prime Minister is using this opportunity to talk to the Pope about Indigenous issues and reconciliation and one of the things aboriginal communities want is an apology," a government official said.

The Prime Minister, who is a practising Catholic, also intends to discuss climate change with the Holy See.

Last week US President Donald Trump was upstaged by the suave Canadian PM at the G7 summit.

Trudeau, who has been dubbed the “sexiest leader in the world”, smiled for the cameras as he walked through Italy on his way to a concert.